Table 2.
Associations of new-onset diabetes mellitus risk according to cumulative duration of statin therapy
| No statin use | Statin use | Cumulative duration of statin therapy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 6 months | 6 months–1 year | 1–2 year | 2–3 year | |||
| Number (%) | 35,752 (100) | 2750 (100) | 1175 (41.9) | 626 (23.16) | 645 (24.08) | 304 (10.87) |
| Model 1* Odds ratio (95% CI) |
1 (Reference) | 1.44 (1.31,1.59) | 1.54 (1.34,1.77) | 1.46 (1.20,1.77) | 1.28 (1.05,1.55) | 1.39 (1.05,1.83) |
| Model 2** Odds ratio (95% CI) |
1 (Reference) | 1.03 (0.93,1.14) | 1.11 (0.95,1.29) | 1.02 (0.84,1.25) | 0.90 (0.74,1.11) | 1.06 (0.79,1.41) |
*Model 1 was adjusted for age and sex
**Model 2 was adjusted for age, sex, drinking, smoking, regular exercise, body mass index, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, triglyceride, waist circumference and hypertension